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豈不

简岂不 · 繁豈不

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ bù

how couldn't...?
wouldn't it...?

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豈: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
岂: qǐ · how? what?

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3–4 · qi3 bu4

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adv

isn't that; doesn't that; hasn't that; won't that

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